James A. Garfield

(Front):James A. Garfield

1831 - 1881

(Left):Major General USV,

Member of Congress,

Senator

and

President

of the

United States

of

America.

(Right):Erected

by his comrades

of the

Society of the Army

of the

Cumberland

May 12 1887.

Marker is at ...

Fort Fisher’s Armstrong Canon

The most effective gun in the fort. – Col. William Lamb, Fort Fisher commander

The Confederacy relied heavily on English artillery during the Civil War. A variety of English cannons, including Whitworths and Blakelys, were imported and used at Fort fisher. ...

Fighting the Sea - Saving the Fort

Seacoast erosion, intensified by hurricanes and other major storms, has been a problem and controversial issue at Fort Fisher and elsewhere along the North Carolina coast for decades.

Erosion at Fort Fisher intensified after the 1930s. By 1968 more than 200 ...

Fort Fisher Since 1865

Union troops briefly occupied Fort Fisher. Since then the only military activity here was training in World War II.

Marker can be reached from Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road.

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Union Fiasco - The First Battle

On Christmas Day 1864 Federal warships engaged the fort. Approximately 2,700 Union infantry disembarked from the Union transports. However, the absence of army/navy cooperation, bad weather, and rumors of rebel reinforcements prevented the success of the expedition.

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Shepherd’s Bombproof

Improved artillery made brick forts obsolete. Rooms covered with sand provided better protection for defenders.

Marker can be reached from Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road.

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Forrest's Cavalry

C.S.A.

Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest's CavalryOn February 15, 1862, during the attack Forrest's Cavalry covered the extreme left of the Confederate line. The backwater in lick creek and the swampy condition of the flats along the creek interfered with the movements ...

Restoration of Shepherd’s Battery

Over the years man and nature destroyed much of Fort Fisher. Restoration of this battery was based on archaeological, historical, and photographic evidence.

Marker can be reached from Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road.

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Hood and Schofield

Arriving at Columbia ahead of the Confederates, Schofield entrenched around the town. Hood, arriving Nov. 26, demonstrated against his position, with Lee's corps and most of his artillery, while the rest of the Army of Tennessee crossed Duck River at ...

Lamb Expands the Fort, 1862-1865

Col. William Lamb took command on July 4, 1862. For two years over 1,000 soldiers, slaves, and free blacks worked six days a week.

J.A. McMillan, a soldier at Fort Fisher, wrote: “They everlastingly make us work. … We work nine ...